getting pregnant a mediterranean diet is high in fruits and vegetables fish and whole grains it has been linked to all kinds of health benefits including insulin resistance doctors say that there is a link between insulin resistance inoculation and that's how the mediterranean diet might help with getting pregnant more than 6 million women of childbearing age in the united states have difficulty conceiving or sting pregnant you might have a fear of snakes but believe it or not they may do your hard some good burmese pythons have a mix of chemicals capable of promoting new cardiac cells researchers say that those new cells look healthy and resemble the tissue fountain athletes who exercise often experts experimented on mice and found the same results if those results can be translated to humans it could improve the lives of millions suffering from cardiovascular disease the study was published in the journal science >>dea officials said that people can drop off unused prescriptions at sites around the country tomorrow as part of an effort to prevent drug abuse the first to pull colle

south east of the capital of tripoli on the mediterranean. there was fierce gun battle that took place. nato confirmed that it hit a convoy of about 100 cars that are fleeing from the city of sirte. it appears gaddafi was in that >>justine: celebrations are continuing in the streets of libya. people are waving flags and cheering. i want to play you some sound as the head of military council was confirming the death of muammar gaddafi this morning. >> at this moment, based on information i have just received, gaddafi was killed and captured after his killing. he was killed at the hands of libyans. i announced the news every mother and libby and his supper, fought and sacrificed for so long. we announced this news to every libyan home and look forward to building a new libya without gaddafi. >>justine: these are live pictures into the news from out of the new hampshire where vice president joe biden is supposed to be talking about jobs and the economy and about 10 minutes, it is anticipated that he could make some remarks on the report of gadda

as al good man reports from the mediterranean coast of spain, for those in the building trade, the bestf times have become a never ending worst of times. >> reporter: they haven't stopped building new homes completely in spain, but they've got a glut. more than 600,000 new homes already built but unsold the government says, nearly 20% on the mediterranean coast, leftovers from a real estate boom before spain's deep economic crisis. >> translator: we're building very little compared to what we should be building, spain's real estate industry is busy with sales akivity but not busy producing new homes. >> reporter: this man is a third generation real estate developer and president of the regional developers association. >> translator: we fear a second financial recession because the real estate industry is thoroughly tied to the financial situation. it is rare that a real estate developer does not ask for financing and it's rare that a home buyer doesn't ask for a loan. >> reporter: numerous homes are for sale by his company in the hills. it was mostly built before the economic crisis. no

have found alternative holiday destinations banks to package tatours and cheap flights to the mediterranean. a few years ago, people flocked to the dreamland amusement park. it provided employment for the locals. they painted the rise and sold lollipops. -- rides and sold lollipops. when it closed, the town started to die. >> everybody knew dreamland. there was a big terrace with 6000 seats. they would fire one rocket to remind you. everybody would come for the fireworks. >> they do not understand why the town council last the amusement park to crumble. >> somebody somewhere should be able to get the developer's heads and not them together and get this place going again. >> just up the road, the new margate is taking shape. turner contemporary is an art gallery and art venue. some locals were skeptical and bought a revived amusement park might be more profitable. but visitors are streaming in. the director says it has already made a big difference to the town. >> it was not a pleasant place to visit. people's lines have been changed -- minds have been changed. they see margate in a differen

this is the house and this is the mediterranean.he mediterranean has 50% less fat than the house dressing and our analysts looked at the labels and you say, they look exactly the same. this has eggs and parmesan cheese, which ups the fat. the point is, turn those labels over and do comparison shopping. soup. this is huge. >> gregg: i love this. clam chowder. >> both of these are manhattan clam chowder and they're both made by campbell. this is the select and this is the chunky healthy request. this one, healthy request, has 70% less fat than the other campbell. than the select. that is a huge, huge savings. >> arthel: again, which one is better? >> the chunky healthy request. that's a little tipoff. it's healthy request. >> gregg: it's got 130 calories. >> 70%, that's huge. my favorite, mac and cheese, comfort food. these are both made by annie's, which is a popular brand. this is annie's deluxe, this is annie's home grown. and the tipoff here is creamy. creamy is code for fat. this one has 56% more fat than this one. this is the be

turkeys and intimidated warships into the eastern mediterranean. if the drilling -- it says the drillings are completely legal and ask the millet -- the international community to mediate. >> this is an issue of political and diplomatic movement spread -- movements. this is an issue of respecting the sovereign rights of the cyprus republic. >> the source of the crisis is 200 nautical miles east of the coast of cyprus. a huge deposits of natural gas. >> up to now, cyprus has had to import oil and gas. if the drillings are successful, experts estimate that the island republic will have 3.5 trillion cubic meters of gas at its disposal. >> a discovery would transform the island's economy. it would provide a new source of natural gas for europe. it could make some significant improvements in the lifestyle. >> since 1974, cyprus has been divided between the ethnic greek south and ethnic turkish north. they fear they will be excluded from a new energy boom. they want to collaborate with turkey to look for gas north of the island. >> it will be done -- eve

the small town in one of the poorest regions of italy live from fishing, but overfishing in the mediterranean means that these days their nets are often empty. this part is famous for what is known as poor man's caviar, but stocks are rapidly dwindling, and local fishermen say life is hard. >> it is early morning just outside the city. every few days, these waters witness an age-old ritual. at an enclosure in the lagoon, a group of men gather. they are in their element and in no particular hurry. for the fish already trapped here, there is no escape. gray mollusks' swim here from the open sea to feed. they soon find themselves in a fisherman's net. they are a close-knit group and everyone knows his job. over the years, it has become an integral part of their working routine, when they cannot imagine doing without. but the fish numbers are dwindling, and their way of life is under threat. >> there are not many mullet around this year. it is getting less and less. this one is ok. it is about average, but you cannot use the small ones. >> most of these are male and will be sold at the local mark

democrats may be a little spooked. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> we're at a favorite skin nation for mediterranean dishes. >> my brother what are we going to make? >> american red snapper. a little olive sauce, crispy garlic. >> very simple dish, toes make, and the recipe will be on-line. the chef starts by seasoning the fish with salt and pepper, then skin down into a hot pan. >> if you don't put it skin down, you are not going get that crispy skin, and it's going to open up. >> some butter is added to the fish as it cooks. >> regular butter? >> yeah. >> you want it for the flavor. it makes that skin nice and crispy and adds so much flavor to the fish. >> baste the fish to make sure the butt ser well distributed. some garlic is added to the pan to get it crispy. this is a simple preparation of leaves blended with butter. he tops the puree with olive oil and crispy garlic. >> for a copy of the recipe go to our website. i'm tony tantillo, and this is tony's table. >> he eatsly well. >>> it's a unique twist on a halloween lawn display. >> it's showing several republican candidates in a mock debate.

the mediterranean countries are on the warmer side. 22 degrees in rome. and 24 in madrid. but it's dropping down to 12 in london and 13 in paris. and 12 in berlin. and it's going to be very sunny in moscow with only 6 degrees. and 9 in kiev. here's your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. japan's semigovernmental energy body and a u.s. company have signed a deal to conduct a test for methane hydrate in the u.s. state of alaska. methane hydrate is a type of natural gas formed from methane and water. japan oil gas and metals national corporation made an agreement with conoco phillips to carry out testing in northern alaska from next january. the two entities plan to dig a well 1,000 meters deep to study how much gas can be extracted. a considerable amount of methane hydrate reserves have also been identified in seabeds off japan's coast. japan is hoping that the experiment with the u.s. firm will help it to find ways to efficiently extract these gas molecules and put the fuel to practical use. and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi

increasing numbers of mixed faith couples are making their way to the mediterranean island of cyprus to tie the knot. a new marriage market is developing and what is important is that the marriages are still valid in their homelands. >> pm-lined beaches and sunshine almost all year round are an attractive prospect for brides and grooms to be. as usual, the registry office is full of what in excitement. five couples will tie the knot this morning. this couple is among them. she comes from the ukraine, he is from lebanon. they met in egypt a year ago and fell madly in love. >> and see how she swims. and then she touched me. >> his eyes. his eyes. >> they chose cyprus to get wed because there are no civil marriages in lebanon, but i have to marry and a civil ceremony for her marriage to be recognized in the ukraine. >> we need it the civil marriage for the ukraine and married in the church for but not. >> this c coupl has just arrived from tel aviv, just half an hour pause flight away. the mother of the bride is not jewish, which under orthodox jewish law means that the daughter is not

of the twin engine plane that is constantly in the area of a mediterranean manages to locate the frequency used in the phone call. a plane was able to identify where the cool would be made from on the ground so i immediately traced the location on a map of the city to find the exact spot. but i think. the calculations show that it came from a house in one of many human smart the suburbs escobar has to be there and it's just a matter of rounding him up. the orders are to move in a dorm and the house just already searched. inside there's a volga display of wealth and a few stuff that a half asleep. this is a guy who does this house. has a name escobar often uses. the bed as a mate the bed clothes still warm as it seems was tipped off just in time. story the only people of the stuff like that in all of his houses. has now been on the run from his comfortable imprisonment for eight months. he's thumbing his nose at the special units. we missed him at the beginning. may i venture say when mr moore good good twenty times you know we would pick him up on the radio we'd have the search blocks arou

the mediterranean countries are on the warmer side. 22 in rome and 24 in madrid, but dropping down to2 in london and 13 in paris, and 12 in berlin. and it is going to be very sunny in moscow with only 6 degrees. here is your extended forecast. >>> states will soon feel a lot closer for people with money and means. a firm set up by richard branson, founder of virgin atlantic airways plans to launch a civilian spacecraft within a year. it unveiled the world's first commercial spaceport in a remote patch of desert in the western u.s. it includes a 3,000 meter long runway. alex starts off our coverage. >> a new era of space travel is beginning. virgin's new home is one step closer to the 2012 debut launch. virgin among other companies hopes to transform the concept of space, turning new mexico into the new home of private space flight and anyone into an astronaut. >> about 800 guests watched a flyover by an aircraft at monday's ceremony. it will ferry a rocket carrying passengers to 16 kilometers. then the rocket itself will climb to more than 100 kilometers above earth. six passengers an

in front for vocal reconnaissance vehicles they cruise the streets a mediterranean in an effort to locate the godfather a soon as he opens his mouth. it will be quickly as we were listening in twenty four hours a day by that time in the such service units were in full alert ready to intervene whenever a call was intercepted. on the fuss of december police technicians identified five phone calls made by ask about from different locations in the city center plainly me and he was always on the move calling from a car that was constantly travelling. the police finally figure out when i've asked about his tricks to avoid being tracked down the fugitive had for months been using a simple but effective ruse that of using one of the city's numerous caps that would drive around nonstop while he made brief cool's from his cell phone. after four days spent listening in we were very tired we thought we'd never be able to track him down. most but then suddenly on day five we intercept his latest phone call and an amazing thing happens it's a signal from a fixed line so we know he's phoning from a hous

. >> reporter: from adorable bungalows in sunny south florida to mediterranean mcmansions in new jersey, the u.s. housing market is still a mess. sure, there are pockets of strength, but on average home prices are down 30% since the 2006 peak. that's on par with the drop homeowners experienced during the great depression. the worry is that prices will fall even more. economists say that's as the market bears the heavy burden of steady foreclosures. >> the biggest problem in the u.s. housing market is this oversupply in aggregate across the country. and, not enough household formation, not enough job growth, allowing this younger generation to come in and buy the homes in inventory. >> reporter: beyond current inventory, some guess there's another four to six million home loans that could end up delinquent or in foreclosure. and, then there's the quarter of mortgage borrowers underwater on their loans because of the home- price plunge. economist greg heym says on top of all that, people's attitude toward home ownership has shifted. >> they've stopped looking at it as an a.t.m. or somethi

. >> they also have a thousand miles of coastline on the mediterranean and don't really have great religious divisions within the country. now that the fighting phase is over, they need to stop being rebels. it's time to put the berets away and to take these big guns out of their vehicles and to start forming a political dialogue within the country. much better off than egypt. egypt is an enormous country, 90 million people living on the banks of the nile with large sections living in poverty. that's much more of a difficult circumstance than libya. 6 million people. that's the entire population of libya. >> soap you think the glass is half full for them? >> i think they have a lot of opportunities as the president was saying in that speech. they have been given a tremendous opportunity, a tremendous chance. >> we heard the president of the united states from the rose garden. channeling lennon and mccartney saying it's a long and winding road faced now by libya. he also said this, the gadhafi regime has come to an end, one of the world's longest serving dictator is no more. that is the story

weekend in lisbon as well what i fear is that we may well have not obscuring you could end up with a mediterranean storm if things aren't sort of sort of quickly so increased we've been seeing cuts in the pensions cuts in the salaries of many months of this year tens of thousands of people out of the streets more bailout money comes in but where does the bailout money go it's obviously not going to the people is it just lining the pockets of the bankers lining the pockets of politicians where where is the money. well basically the money is going to pay off debt but the problem is they're not reducing the debt and it's it's interesting a little the problem that you have a moment is that the people in greece are suffering because of an ideological decision not taken in athens but taken in brussels and it was taken ten years ago should never have been allowed to get into the euro in the first place they broke so many rules their own rules to get greece in because this was all about politics it wasn't about economics and i feel very very sore for the greek people the only way that the greek people wil

into poland and now they're being put on maybe aegis destroyer ships into the black sea in mediterranean the reset button was always public relations by the obama administration trying to mollify the people around the world specially in europe the american people as well while at the same time coming forward with this very aggressive program i see a continuation of this aggressive and circumvent of both russia and china i don't see any letting up in fact i think both parties the republicans and the democrats in congress continue to appropriate more money for these so-called missile defense systems that again are key elements in the u.s. first strike strategy it's when you declared this year as one of remembrance for the country is one of course vixens that doesn't include focusing on the bertani of the people in it and that the nazis point to sleep reports it's trying to see the violence instead. who wants to be known as a nation of of killers lithuanian is the only language in which is even a special word coined that melancholy the shooters of jews and in world war two those shooters wi

into poland but now they're being put on maybe aegis destroyer ships into the black sea and mediterranean the reset button was always public relations by the obama administration trying to mollify the people around the world specially in europe the american people as well while at the same time coming forward with this very aggressive program i see a continuation of this aggressive and circumvent both russia and china i don't see any letting up in fact i think both parties the republicans and the democrats in congress continue to appropriate more money for these so-called us all defense systems to get. in the u.s. first strike strategy during her unannounced visit to libya u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton stated that washington hopes to see ousted leader colonel gadhafi captured or killed as comes as the fighting still continues in the town of sierra considered a davi stronghold heavy shelling continued to pound positions in the center of the colonel's hometown. who has recently returned from the besieged town says the humanitarian situation there is dire. there is no water little

thing as is war now we see it on the ground which is very important we don't have a lot with the mediterranean right through to central asia so this is a this is a post-war period. goes beyond iraq are withdrawn and not the coalition is talking about humanitarian operation which would be directed against the area of the war. on the military agenda let's talk about occupy wall street i know you've written about this and in particular about your concern about how this movement may be defined and by whom one of the symbols we often see at occupy wall street is this clenched fest this is an image that has been associated. we keep seeing it and occupy wall street but this has been associated with movements and ukraine iran serbia georgia all kinds of different different countries around the world you can see these examples just how similar the symbols are and i know you were a little bit about this talk to me about is this just a coincidence. but no no it wasn't it was just being subject back with education and maybe related to what's happening back. in those areas economic social cried with the we

country but still face fierce resistance in sharing bani walid and pockets in the southern desert mediterranean coastal city of sirte has been completely surrounded by the former rebels and their three week long tam to take control of the town one eyewitness to the fighting told r.t. that civilians are being targeted and killed by the revolutionary forces. the lies from the rebels i have a couple of clinton. and you know i'm coming into the work that would be actually found the truth in that if you. just because he supported and look at how he does if you want the statute you have to keep the police along to me and you have. it just so we have all the charge if you believe these people are suffering due. to this is not the truth it is no we actually ask our citizens in the same city we cannot. be convinced to buddhism goes on actually to the iraqi farming system and careful the care about this yesterday to today to. the dire situation and seared in bani walid is being ignored by the media and that's the view of author and journalist option or tonsil. this is what nato are involved in an action

strongholds in embattled seared fighting restarted after a two day cease fire the city situated on the mediterranean coast has been completely surrounded by n.p.c. fighters on its three land sides revolutionaries have gained control of most of the country but still face fierce resistance in seared bani walid and pockets in the southern desert and one eyewitness to the fighting told r.t. the former rebels care little about the wellbeing of civilians. from their own. norm coleman i don't think we're going to be actually out feature in the future are you just becoming a frequent including facts even if you want to. actually keep someone completely act between rog forty and experience are truly believe it. or. not it's true. you could run for something you cannot. be crude and really don't want to believe it not true they are harming. careful be careful it's going to agree. the dire situation in syria turned bani walid is being ignored by the media that's the view of author and a journalist. this is what nato are involved in an action which is obviously contrary to the u.n. resolution which is supposedl

fighting has resumed in seared after two days of cease fire in the embattled city situated on the mediterranean coast has been completely surrounded by m.t.c. fighters on its three land sides revolutionaries have gained control of most of the country but still face fierce resistance in syria bani walid and pockets of the southern desert one eyewitness to the fighting told r.t. the former rebels care little about the wellbeing of civilians. from their. norm coleman i don't think we're going to be actually out feature in the future are you just becoming fluent in. if you want to. actually keep you from going to meet any green frog aged forty only credit to the new leader . or to get it through to. something you cannot. believe it cannot be true they are forming. careful be careful it's going to be great for. the dire situation in syria and bani walid is being ignored by the media that's the view of author and journalist afshin rattansi. this is what nato are involved in an action which is obviously contrary to the u.n. resolution which is supposedly mandated to go in and overthrow the government

country but still face fierce resistance in syria by walid and pockets in the southern desert mediterranean coastal city of syria has been completely surrounded by the former rebels in their three week long attempt to take control of the town one eyewitness to the firing told r.t. that civilians are being targeted and killed by the revolutionary forces. after. birth it would be acting out the q. u r u s because he would think that if. i can keep him on any hung round. if. you leave it to. the troops you. could run but he cannot. be. happy we. are running. a completely. dire situation in syria and vinyl it is being ignored by the media and that's the view of author and journalist afshin rattansi. this is what nato are involved in an action which is obviously contrary to the u.n. resolution which is supposedly mandated to go in and overthrow the government of gadhafi we're getting reports of electric torture electric shock torture being used by these revolutionaries who exactly are the people that are fighting nato because they may not like gadhafi they may not like the nato troops it's very

recession while juggling indebted sovereigns flimsy banks and the specter of economic crisis in the mediterranean this has many seeing the worst does this currency have a future. cross-talk euro jitters i'm joined by john gaunt in london he is chief executive of vote u.k. out of e.u. also in london we have andrew he is director and principal of europe economics and in dublin we go to jeff madrick he is senior fellow at the roosevelt institute and author of age of greed the triumph of finance and the decline of america in one nine hundred seventy s. to the present all right gentlemen this is cross-eyed that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first tell us about this ongoing almost endless crisis that being quite a few meetings but not much progress the global economy is emerging from one of the roughest squares yet with intense market volatility if you will by the fear that policymakers cannot contain the spreading crisis and that this europe remains mired in that song debt due to the absence of political will power to avert euro zone's and disintegration this

and to poland and now they're being put on made to aegis destroyer ships into the black sea and mediterranean so cutting to the chase despite what we've heard so far as you say do you think russia has real reason to be worried about what's happening here i think russia and china do because the u.s. is now using these so-called missile defense systems to surround both countries but it's important to remember that general dynamics in the case of the aegis destroyers with missile defense systems is owned. by its own largely by a family called the crown family from chicago who are worth four billion dollars they are the largest stockholders of general dynamics and they gave barack obama five hundred thousand dollars in campaign donations when he ran for president in two thousand and eight they were part of the major contributors a major organizers for the obama campaign in that race for the presidency so he owes them and his efforts now to put these missile defense systems to surround russia and china are part of a payback i believe to the crown family general dynamics the twists and turns of all